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M6 road traffic accidents

36,370 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M6 appears in 36,370 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 61,671 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,017 were fatal and 5,258 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,017
Serious
5,258
Casualties
61,671
2025 402
2024 377
2023 331
2022 366
2021 347
2020 263
2019 393
2018 515
2017 524
2016 640
2015 685
2014 715
2013 696
2012 638
2011 670
2010 793
2009 728
2008 861
2007 916
2006 961
2005 1,017
2004 1,122
2003 993
2002 1,058
2001 1,074
2000 1,252
1999 1,179
1998 1,247
1997 1,270
1996 1,050
1995 940
1994 987
1993 966
1992 937
1991 872
1990 932
1989 929
1988 753
1987 767
1986 688
1985 631
1984 695
1983 592
1982 628
1981 623
1980 669
1979 678

Stafford

1,976 recorded here

Birmingham North West

1,938 recorded here

Warrington

1,621 recorded here

Birmingham

1,599 recorded here

Walsall

1,547 recorded here

Cheshire East

1,279 recorded here

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Birmingham

1,119 recorded along the M6

Walsall

170 recorded along the M6

Willenhall

122 recorded along the M6

Wednesbury

94 recorded along the M6

Keresley Newlands

82 recorded along the M6

Leyland

81 recorded along the M6

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 1992072M10021

Serious
16 vehicles 9 casualties
Vehicle CITROEN BX (4y) MORRIS MINOR VAUXHALL CAVALIER (2y) TOYOTA COROLLA (1y) CITROEN C15 Vehicle AUSTIN MAESTRO FORD FIESTA (4y) CITROEN BX FORD ESCORT ROVER MAESTRO (2y) Vehicle VOLVO 740 (3y) ROVER MONTEGO (2y) PEUGEOT 309 (1y)
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Accident 1992072M10015

Serious
13 vehicles 11 casualties
MITSUBISHI SHOGUN (2y) FORD SIERRA VAUXHALL ASTRA MAZDA 626 MERCEDES 200 VAUXHALL CAVALIER VAUXHALL CAVALIER Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD SIERRA (4y) AUSTIN MONTEGO TRIUMPH ACCLAIM BMW 3 SERIES (1y)
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Accident 1992072M10061

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUSTIN MONTEGO (4y) VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 1992072M10026

Slight
6 vehicles 2 casualties
ROVER 200 SERIES (3y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER AUSTIN MONTEGO (3y) FORD ESCORT (2y) VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 1992072M10025

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD SIERRA (1y) ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 1992072M10023

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD SIERRA (4y) FORD SIERRA FORD ORION (3y)
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Accident 1992072M10022

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5 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (1y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y) ROVER 800 SERIES SEAT IBIZA (4y)
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Accident 1992072M10014

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO 340 VAUXHALL CARLTON
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Accident 1992072M10013

Slight
4 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD TRANSIT ROVER 200 SERIES FORD FIESTA
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Accident 1992072M10012

Slight
5 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER (4y) VAUXHALL CARLTON (2y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VAUXHALL ASTRA (3y) MAZDA 323 (3y)
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Accident 1992072M10011

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle FORD SIERRA (3y)
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Accident 1992072M10024

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7 vehicles 3 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y) VAUXHALL ASTRA FORD ESCORT TOYOTA MR2 FORD SIERRA HONDA PRELUDE
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Accident 1992040DB0092

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 1992072M10009

Slight
12 vehicles 5 casualties
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2y) AUSTIN MONTEGO VAUXHALL CARLTON VAUXHALL CAVALIER (2y) Vehicle BMW 5 SERIES Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats) (4y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD SIERRA (1y) NISSAN PRIMERA (1y) Vehicle ROVER METRO (2y)
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Accident 1992072M10007

Slight
1 vehicle 3 casualties
FORD ESCORT (4y)
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Accident 1992040BA0060

Serious
3 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FA 1900 DNS SEDDON/ATKINSON Model Missing PEUGEOT 505
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Accident 1992040DC0074

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 19922092H9008

Slight
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD GRANADA
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Accident 1992040DB0053

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Accident 19922092D9007

Serious
2 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN MICRA (2y) ROVER 800 SERIES (3y)
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